How to get all trials reported: audit, better data, and individual accountability

Ben Goldacre

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001821

How to get all trials reported: audit, better data, and individual accountability

PLoS Med. 2015 Apr 14;12(4):e1001821. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001821. eCollection 2015 Apr.

Author

Ben Goldacre¹

Affiliation

¹ Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Research Fellow, Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.

Abstract

Reflecting on the new WHO statement on clinical trial registration and reporting, Ben Goldacre proposes simple solutions for ensuring clinical trial results are made publicly available.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Bias*
Clinical Trials as Topic*
Disclosure*
Humans
Publishing*
Registries*

Grants and funding

Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom